Questions 11-15
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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My dad was a professional basketball player in Germany, as his father had be
before him, and I went to watch many of his games when I was a kid. You n
had the opposite effect. I loved telling my friends how good my dad was, of c
think that seeing so many matches would give me a love of the sport, but it a
especially when he won a game, but I used to take a book with me to read in
of watching.
Basketball player
Luka Horvat writes about his early career.
was already two metres tall. Seeing my height, my sports teacher asked if I'd
Starting secondary school, I was still two years away from being a teenager b
interested in training with the basketball team. Even though I enjoyed the sessi
I thought I'd need to develop my skills before I took part in a real match, but the
teacher had more confidence in me than I did. It took me a while to agree, but a
Dad coming to watch didn't really help - it made me more nervous. But it was
weeks later I found myself playing against a team from another school. Muma
the end!
joining
For the next four years, I practised every day and did really well, even
adult team before I moved abroad to a special sports academy in the USA w
was fifteen. The coach there trains Olympic basketball players, and it was fam
to work with him. However, I can't say I enjoyed my first experience of living
my parents. At home, I'd never been able to spend much time with my frienc
to all the training, so that wasn't such a change for me. I got used to everyth
about my new life in the end, though, and my English improved quickly too!
I turned professional at the age of eighteen, three years after arriving in the
been taller than most players in the professional league since I was fifteen,
been much too light for my height, so had to get that right first. My coach
knew a team that would take me while I was still at college, so I joined ther
have never regretted it.
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What does Luka say about his childhood?
He had a great interest in basketball.
A
B
C
D
How did Luka feel before his first match at secondary school?
He wasn't sure that he would do well.
A
B
He was pleased that his parents would be there.
C
D
He enjoyed watching his father play basketball.
He felt proud of his father's success at basketball.
He knew he wanted to become a basketball player.
Luka thinks the most difficult thing about moving to the USA was
A
learning a new language.
B
being away from his family.
C
getting a good coach.
D
missing his friends.
A
B
C
D
He wasn't happy about his teacher's attitude.
He was delighted to be part of the team.
What did Luka have to do before he became a professional player?
complete his studies
find a suitable team
reach a certain height
put on weight
C
What would be a good way to introduce this article?
A
B
Luka Horvat has always been
as interested in reading as in
basketball. Here, in his own words,
he explains why.
Professional basketball player Luka
Horvat explains how luck has been
so much more important than hard
work in his career.
D
Reading
Luka Horvat tells us how he
became the latest member of
a sporting family to become a
professional basketball player.
Even though he only started playing
basketball as a teenager, Luka
Horvat still managed to become a
professional by the age of eighteen.
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